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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2021-22096 json

Improper Output Neutralization for Logs in Spring Framework

published 2021-10-28 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-rfmp-97jj-h8m6 , EUVD-2022-5162

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.10, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide malicious input to cause the insertion of additional log entries.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.springframework:spring-core 5.2.18, 5.3.11
  • maven org.springframework:spring 5.2.18, 5.3.11
  • rhvm rhev manager 4.4 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine rhev manager 4.4 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev
  • ovirt-web-ui rhev manager 4.4 1.9.1-1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine-setup rhev manager 4.4 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine-tools rhev manager 4.4 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev
  • ovirt-log-collector rhev manager 4.4 4.4.7-2.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine-backend rhev manager 4.4 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine-restapi rhev manager 4.4 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:6393RHSA-2022:5555

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2021-22096 updated cvss 4.3

springframework: malicious input leads to insertion of additional log entries

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 springframework springframework Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 springframework springframework Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 springframework springframework Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 springframework springframework Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 springframework springframework
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Fuse 7.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:5532
  • Red Hat RHDM 7.12.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1110
  • Red Hat RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4 rhvm 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev, ovirt-engine 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev, ovirt-dependencies 4.5.2-1.el8ev, ovirt-engine-setup 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev, ovirt-engine-tools 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev, ovirt-engine-backend 4.5.2.4-0.1.el8ev, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:5555
  • Red Hat RHPAM 7.12.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1108
  • Red Hat RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4 rhvm 4.5.1.2-0.11.el8ev, ovirt-web-ui 1.9.0-1.el8ev, ovirt-web-ui 1.9.1-1.el8ev, ovirt-engine-dwh 4.5.3-1.el8ev, ovirt-engine-dwh 4.5.4-1.el8ev, ovirt-engine 4.5.1.2-0.11.el8ev, +39 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.springframework:spring-core
>=5.3.0, <5.3.11
>=5.2.0, <5.2.18
5.3.11
5.2.18
maven org.springframework:spring
>=5.2.0, <5.2.18
>=5.3.0, <5.3.11
5.2.18
5.3.11

Affected products

  • n/a Spring Framework

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-117 Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.